Officials push Harris County, Tex., to study selling toll road

AUTHOR(S)

Preston, Darrell

PUB. DATE

March 1999

SOURCE

Bond Buyer;03/25/99, Vol. 327 Issue 30606, p7

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Focuses on Harris County, Texas budget officials' plan to ask county commissioners for approval to study selling the county's toll road system to a nonprofit corporation. Profit to be generated by the county; Defeasance of outstanding county toll road bonds; Sale of new debt by a non-profit entity.

ACCESSION #

1709839

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